Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Kay County, Oklahoma, September 4, 1973
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length15.8 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.72, -97.30) to the end point (36.75, -97.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 4, 1973, 1:58 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Oklahoma
- Counties
- Kay County
- Path
- 15.8 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 4, 1973
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 1973 | F1 | Missouri | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 4, 1973 | F1 | Louisiana | 5.4 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4, 1973 | F0 | Illinois | 14.6 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4, 1973 | F0 | Illinois | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.